Summer break is worth the crappy paying job!

Working as a paraprofessional at an elementary school isn't making me rich, but it pays the bills and I get a few months off during the summer! Totally worth it. Jake has a 7 week break from school so we are enjoying the time we have to just be together all day everyday for the first time since we've been married. We've been having a blast and we are really trying to take advantage of all the beautiful places in Idaho because this is the last summer we will be here for awhile.

Jake fishing in the Snake River (it's in his parent's backyard)

He's turning me into a country girl.

We only caught one fish the whole afternoon but Jake's cousin Nate was there to help us bring it in.We went home and threw it on the grill and that is the first trout I've ever eaten.

But before we went home, Crit found us and Jake showed the boys how to sink themselves into the mud. Nate kept yelling, "The mud is getting in my crack!" haha.

That's me on a fifty all by myself. I'll be a dirtbiker yet!

In my in-laws backyard... it's beautiful.

Making tshirts with spray paint!

I had to use a whole small roll of tape to get the design I wanted on the back and front of this shirt!

 We try to plan out something fun to do every day, and so far we've been doing a good job. Two days ago we went to Fall Creek to go fishing and they have a really pretty waterfall there. Jake's grandpa taught him how to creek fish which is completely different then regular fishing. We had a blast with our friends Brandon and Maya Burk and every one of us caught something!

Fall Creek.

That's the little creek we were fishing in and Jake caught the first little trout.

Me and Maya are pros now.

Even Brandon caught one!

Last night we ate all the little fish we caught which is a pretty big deal because this week was the first time I've eaten fish! I'm not crazy about it but I'm going to keep trying it cooked different ways until I find a way that is delicious to me.

Another Summer adventure we've had is being a part of the Rexburg Farmer's Market. We've been making small pieces of furniture for fun so we put in an application and got accepted to sell.

This set up was a little sloppy so we rearranged everything after the picture was taken.

And this is our official name. Wilcox Woodworking. 

Thanks to my sister Erica we even have our own business cards! (which I need to get a picture of because she did an awesome job on them!)

My favorite pieces that we make are these children's willow chairs.  We make little ottomans to go with them and kids LOVE them!

We've also spent countless hours shooting, blowing things up with tannerite (yes it's legal), swimming, and kayaking.

I think Jake is a little bit of a redneck...

When the rivers were flooding Jake's backyard was a perfect place to kayak in!

and this is a couch that we obliterated with gasoline and tannerite. I think only 1 cushion survived the explosion.

And that about sums up daily summer activities.